Abdominal band and hose-supporter.



A. M. JONES & Z. GLIMM.

ABDOMINAL BAND AND HOSE SUPPORIER. APPLICATION FILED MAY19. 1916.

1,262,804. I Patented A ryw, 1918.

WITNESSES l/E/VTORS ALICE M. JONES AND ZELLA GLIMM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ABDOMINAL BAND AND HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1 6, 1918.

Application filed May 19, 1916. Serial No. 98,481.

To all whom ii may concern:

Be it known that we, ALICE M. J onus and ZELLA GLIMM, are citizens ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAbdominal Bands and Hose-Supporters, of which the following is a full,clear, and eXact description, such as will enable other skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an abdominal lifting and supporting band whichis an chored in position on the body of the wearer, and with respect toits more specific features, to a combination binder band and hosesupporter for children.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of an efiicientdevice of the character above referred to designed to cause the growingchild to assume an erect posture with a relatively flat back andabdomen.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a practicalsupporter of the character referred to which may be easily put on andtaken off and will not deleteriously interfere with the movements of thewearer.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, andwherein imilar reference characters refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views- Figure 1 is a view of an embodiment of the inventionwhen lying flat'and removed from the body of the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the device as applied to the body of thewearer, looking at the front;

Fig. 3 is a new similar to Fig. 2, looking at the back; and

Fig. 4 is a view imilar to Figs. 2 and 3, but looking toward the side ofthe wearer.

In the ordinary forms of childrens hose supporters, the pull exertedupon the hose to maintain their proper adjustment is borne by theshoulders of the wearer, the support; ers having either shoulder strapor are attached to a waist or the like which hangs from the shoulders.This pull upon the shoulders urges the shoulders forward, causes theshoulder blades to protrude sharply and unnaturally, causes theformation of a sharp, forward bend in the spine near its base, andallows the abdomen to protrude outwardly and to hang down in a mannervery harmful to health, since when the body is o positioned theintestines assume a position in which they are unable to properlyperform their functions, and thus severely impairing the health of theperson.

It is to overcome the above mentioned objectionable features and othersfound in the ordinary hose supporters, and to the restraining of thebody from assuming such harmful positions that our invention isparticularly directed, although other beneficial features are present,as will be pointed out hereafter, and to these ends we have constructeda combined garter and abdominal lifter which is not only free from theabove objectionable features, but also is useful in restoring the partsof the body so positioned to their natural, normal and healthfulposition.

The invention comprises a generally crescentrically shaped band offlexible material. The wider portion of the band is adapted to be placedcontiguous the hypogastric region of the abdomen and extends therefromas it narrows in opposite directions about and contiguous the hips andthe portion of the bodywhere the small of the back joins the top of thebuttocks, at which latter place the ends are held adjustably together bya buckle carried by one end and in this man nor the band is held in itsproper encircling position about the body. In this position the portionof the band contiguous the abdomen bears upwardly and inwardly againstit and by binding it in place acts as g a binder to prevent the abdomenfrom falling downwardy or outwardly. The amount of tension and bindingeffect exerted by the band may be regulated by manipulating the ends ofthe band in connection with the buckle so as to either increase ordecrease the size of the encircling element of the band. The band isprevented from slipping downward by the natural protrusion of the hipsand buttocks of the wearer upon which the band rests, and to restrainupward movement of the binder there are attached two tabs of flexlblematerial, preferably,

though not necessarily, elastic, to the band,

one at each portion of the band adjacent each hip, in such a way thatthese tabs eX- tend downwardly therefrom on lines respectively betweenthe median side line of the body and the spinal column, and near thelowerends of these tabs we have attached garter clamps, whereby the tabsmay regulation of the degree of tension exerted upon the hose and permittheir adjustment to various lengths of hose. The point of attachment ofthese tabs is an important feature of our invention, since by attach-'ing them as above described they serve to anchor the band in placeirrespective of the posture assumed by the wearer thus insuring theproper positioning of the band at all times and preventing the band fromshifting with the change of posture of the wearer.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings 1 represents the binderband of flexible, preferably inelastic material such as cotton or linencloth. The band is crescentrically shaped, having an upper generallyconcave edge 2 and a lower convex edge 3. The upper edge has a slightupward swell at the front as at 3. The numeral i indicates one endportion of the band and 5 represents a buckle attached to the band nearits other ench as at 6, leaving an end portion 7 free to be interposedbetween the buckle and the skin of the wearer to prevent irritation orchafing. The buckle is adapted to be adjustably fastened onto the endportion l to hold the band in proper encircling position about the bodyof the wearer. 8 indicates the wider portion of the band which is to beworn contiguous the hypogastric portion of the abdomen, so that when theband is in position the abdomen will be lifted and supported, as shownin Figs.- 2 and 4f, the remaining portions of the band extendingtherefrom in opposite directions adjacent to and restin upon the hips,-and the top of the buttocks of the wearer, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, andi. 9 and 10 are anchoring members, or tabs, attached to the band atpoints 11 and 12, which points are adjacent th hips of the wearer andthese tabs are adapted to hang downwardly therefrom along the sides ofthe thighs on lines respectively between the median sidelines of thebody and the spinal column, as before described and as shown in Figs. 3and 4. Near the lower end of each tab, we have attached garter clasps 13and 1d of ordinary form, which clasps are adapted to fasten onto thehose of the wearer, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 to anchor the band againstupward movement.

V The device is put on in the following manner: The band is grasped bythe hand and the central or wider portion is placed ment, and at thenaeaeoa contiguous the hypogastric portion of the abdomen, and theremaining portions of the band are then wound about the body in oppositedirections over the tops of the hips and buttocks until the ends meet atthe back. The end not carrying the buckle is then inserted into thebuckle and pulled until the desired upward and inward binding tension ofthe band against the abdomen is obtained whereupon this end is fastenedinto the buckle. Then each tab is adjusted to the desired length and isfastened onto the hose at such points as will effect the desiredanchoring of the belt against upward movesame time effect the properpositioning of the hose. These adjustments may be made at any timewithout it being necessary to remove or otherwise manipin late thedevice, and to take 01% the device the operations described for puttingit on are executed in reverse order.

Thus by the above described construct-ion are accomplished among others,all of the objects hereinbefore referred to.

As many changes could be made in theabove construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from, the scope thereof. it is intended that allmatter contained-in the. above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the followingclaim is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features ofthe invention herein described and all statements of the scope of theinvention which as a matter of language, might be said to falltherebetween. Having described our invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: 7 H A combine garter andabdominal lifter for children comprising a flexible band adapted to beworn around the body and to lift and support the abdomen, and twopendent anchoring members connected to said band and extending therefromon lines respectively between the median side line of the body and thespinal column and adapted.

to be connected to the hose, said pendent members providing the solehose supporting connection from said ban Tntestimony whereof we aih'xour signatures in the presence of two witnesses,

ALICE M. JONES. ZELLA GLIMM. Witnesses HELEN MroHnLsoN, Es'rnrnn R.WYNNE.

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